Clip 5 of 17 of Douglas Moores The Ballad of Baby Doe from the NYCO in 1976. Add &fmt=18 to the end of the clip's url for better definition.
Act 1, Sc. 3: Augusta and Horace fight over his affair with Baby Doe.
Sc. 4: Baby Doe thinks of leaving. Writes of her love for Horace in a letter to her mother (Letter Aria). Augusta comes in and orders her to leave.
Judith Somogi conducts:
Ruth Welting (Baby Doe), Frances Bible (Augusta Tabor), Richard Fredericks (Horace Tabor)
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Frances Bible also has an amazing technique. Such clarify of diction and security of tone from a mezzo.
johndlabella 2 years ago